Places Stuart Black Wants to Go

This hand-carved wooden carousel in the Story City North Park was built in 1913.

This high-desert oasis spotlights some of Colorado’s most sacred native plants.

The 7,000-foot finish line of America’s first Olympic Trials marathon.

Rather than a run-of-the-mill franchise hotel, this lodging has been decked out in dinosaur decor.

Curious rock formations in a tiny Kansas state park.

For the last eight decades, this curious shop has been ridding Atlanta of bad juju.

This restaurant features Native American foods from across the country.

What might be the oldest living tree in London has survived fires, bombings, and estate agents.

A strange sandstone formation in the middle of nowhere presents an interesting climbing opportunity.

The bullet-riddled wall from the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, bloodstains enhanced for your viewing pleasure.

The notorious Wild West outlaw was raised in this unassuming abode.

This decoration above a door, an unofficial family crest, is said to come alive during the night to try to get free of the stone.

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

A lively annual event in which thousands of people race to push coffins heavy with bodies up a hill.

This large maar crater in Oregon is the bigger brother to Hole in the Ground.

The home of a formerly enslaved man who went on to become a prospector, entrepreneur, and activist for Black rights.

A research lab and hands-on museum where visitors can experiment with retro technology.

Inside this casino, visitors are treated to slot machines and a rare German Christmas pyramid.

Neal Cassady may still have an open tab at one of Denver’s oldest watering holes.

An annual festival celebrating Colorado's most famous frozen corpse.

This 19th-century ranch is being transformed into a residential library with thousands of books about the natural world.

Colorado's only true geyser is hidden within the San Juan National Forest.

Statue dedicated to the star of an old television show.

A futuristic temple of light uses prisms and rainbows to create an atmosphere of peace.